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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grant turn on while he prepares his own supper after Fiona's move to Meadowlake?
(a) The dishwasher.
(b) Every light in the house.
(c) An easy listening radio station.
(d) The television news.

2. Fiona retires from her position as a coordinator of volunteers at what type of establishment?
(a) A library.
(b) A homeless shelter.
(c) A school.
(d) A hospital.

3. Among Grant's many paramours over the years are women he calls "loose" (287) what?
(a) Wives.
(b) Girls.
(c) Women.
(d) Vixens.

4. Grant had once received a letter from which person associated with one of Grant's former lovers/students?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her roommate.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

5. Grant had accepted Fiona's proposal of marriage because she had possessed "the spark of" (276) what?
(a) Youth.
(b) Passion.
(c) Life.
(d) Mystery.

6. What is NOT a virtue Grant names as being part of the character of "a philanderer" (286)?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Pity.
(d) Sacrifice.

7. Meadowlake has a rule that no one can move into the facility during which month of each year?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) May.
(d) April.

8. What two adjectives does Grant use to describe the home in which Fiona had lived with her parents during college?
(a) Large and spacious.
(b) Luxurious and disorderly.
(c) Austere and tranquil.
(d) Small and cozy.

9. After their retirement, Fiona and Grant began to engage in what activity together?
(a) Ballroom dancing.
(b) Cross-country skiing.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Playing tennis.

10. What malady does Fiona contract during her initial period of living at Meadowlake?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) The flu.
(c) A cold.
(d) Hepatitis.

11. A supervisor at Meadowlake tells Grant that the patients on which floor have separate rules than the patients on Fiona's floor?
(a) The first.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The third.
(d) The second.

12. What is the name of the nurse to whom Grant always hopes to speak when he calls Meadowlake?
(a) Kaylie.
(b) Kristy.
(c) Katie.
(d) Karen.

13. How many minutes does it take Grant to drive to Meadowlake every time he visits?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 90.

14. What color are the notes that Grant begins to find all over the house?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

15. Over what type of feature do Fiona and Grant drive on their way to Meadowlake, reminding them both of a certain nighttime activity?
(a) A brook.
(b) A meadow.
(c) A lake.
(d) A hollow.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what type of location does Fiona propose marriage to Grant?

2. What activity do Fiona and Grant both recall during the drive to Meadowlake the day Fiona moves in?

3. Fiona's father had been what kind of doctor during her youth?

4. At the time of the narrative's events, Grant is writing a study about myths containing which types of animals?

5. What adjective does Grant use to refer to the friends who had helped him see that he needed to halt his infidelities?

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